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Technical Skills

Project Management
Scientific Writing
Microscopy
Immunofluorescence
Cell culture
Bio-image analysis
Biostatistics
R
Python
Bash
MATLAB

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Last updated on 2022-05-16.

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Juan C. Sanchez-Arias, MD, PhD

Trained as medical doctor and neuroscientist, I’m currently investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cardiac arrythmias and seizures associated with a novel genetic variant in an ion channel adapter protein combining model organism research, clinical genetics and computational biology.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience

University of Victoria - Division of Medical Sciences

Victoria, BC, Canada

2020 - 2015

  • Dissertation: Pannexin 1 regulates dendritic spine formation.

Doctor of Medicine (Médico y Cirujano)

Universidad del Valle - School of Medicine

Cali, Valle, Colombia

2014 - 2007

  • Pre-Diploma Rotatory Internship: Hospital Universitario del Valle ESE - Universidad del Valle. Cali, Valle. Colombia.
  • Professional elective: Neurosurgery and Neurocritical Care. Department of Neurosurgery. Hospital Universitario del Valle ESE - Universidad del Valle. Cali, Valle. Colombia.
  • Observership: Functional Neurosurgery. Department of Neurosurgery. University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Chicago, IL. USA.

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow - Michael Smith Health Research BC Awardee

Division of Medical Sciences

University of Victoria

Current - 2020

  • Area of study: Inherited arrhythmias, community genetics, bioinformatics, ion channel biology, calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes.
  • Roles: Project and data management, research execution, presentation of results, and grant and research writing.
  • Techniques: RNA seq and microarray gene expression analysis using R and bioconductor tools (DESeq2, oligo, limma).
  • Analysis of protein-protein interaction networks and pathway enrichment analysis using R and Cytoscape.
  • Immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy of embryonic and adult mouse heart sections.

Graduate Research Assistant

Division of Medical Sciences

University of Victoria

2020 - 2015

  • Area of study: Ion and metabolite channels, developmental neurobiology, channel trafficking, cytoskeletal dynamics, neural stem cells, advanced microscopy.
  • Roles: Project and data management, research execution, presentation of results, and grant and research writing.
  • Techniques: Fixed and live-cell fluorescence microscopy of cultured neurons. Immunocytochemistry. Super-resolution microscopy.
  • Analysis of calcium imaging data from cultured neurons using MATLAB.

Research Medical Intern

Centro de Estudios Cerebrales

Universidad del Valle

2014 - 2013

  • Area of study: functional neuroanatomy, cerebral cortex organization, traumatic brain injury, stroke, neuroprotection.
  • Roles: Support and execution of experimental research on traumatic brain injury and ischemic stroke in rats.
  • Techniques: Immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy of rat brain sections.

Undergraduate Medical Researcher

School of Public Health

Universidad del Valle

2011 - 2010

  • Area of study: Cardiovascular risk health, spinal cord injury, rehabilitation medicine, public health.
  • Roles: Project management, data management with Epi Info, research execution, grant and research writing, and presentation of results to stakeholders.
  • Supported clinical assessment of patients in the spinal cord injury clinic.

Service & Leadership

Who Can Become a Scientist?

Co-founder and Co-organizer

University of Victoria

Current - 2021

  • “Who can become a scientist?” is a workshop for high school students that discusses equity, diversity, and inclusion issues in STEMM.
  • It reflects on the stereotypical image of scientists and the importance of leveraging support from role models and mentors to increase diversity in STEMM.

Let’s Talk Science

University of Victoria

Victoria, BC, Canada

Current - 2018

  • Volunteer for public audience presentations and high school science tours.

CIHR Brain Bee

Victoria Chapter

Victoria, BC, Canada

Current - 2017

  • Organize and coordinate social media outlets for the Victoria Brain Bee. Mentored high school students from the Greater Victoria Area who participated in the Brain Bee competition.
  • Secured funding to sponsor Victoria Brain Bee winners traveling to the CIHR National Brain Bee.

Neuroscience Graduate Student Association (NGSA)

University of Victoria

Victoria, BC, Canada

2020 - 2017

  • Student Representative - Division of Medical Sciences 2017-2018.
  • Contributed to organizing the Neuroscience Graduate Program Kick-Off. Liaised and recruited keynote speakers for seminar lectures.

BCREGMED Newsletter

Co-editor

BCREGMED

2019 - 2017

  • Co-organized the BC Regenerative Medicine Symposium and Trainee workshop. Liaise with speakers and sponsors. Served as scientific committee member for abstract review and evaluation.

Other education

Curso Introductorio en Epidemiologia Genetica y Epigenetica

Universidad del Valle - School of Public Health

Virtual

2022 - 2022

  • Two-week introductory course on Genetic Epidemiology and Epigenetics offered by the School of Public Health at Universidad del Valle

CodeinPlace 2021

Stanford University

Virtual

2021 - 2021

  • April-May 2021: Completed a 5-week introductory online Python programming course based on material from the first half of Stanford’s introductory programming course, CS106A
  • Project Showcase #153: BrainBeez